Jake (Lv. 6 Treecko): Pound, Absorb, Leaf Storm, Crunch

Ajax (Lv. 5 Torchic): Scratch, Growl

Jeff (Lv. 6 Mudkip): Tackle, Mud-Slap, Counter, Sludge

Finn also received a Pokémon with a special parent. In this case, a Shellos passed down Counter and Sludge to Finn's Mudkip, Jeff. Finn and Jeff immediately made a beeline to Mikey's house after becoming partners. They knew that Mikey and Jake had already been battling and even managed to defeat Rodney and Ajax. Finn however knew that Jake couldn't handle more than two hits of Jeff's Sludge attack.

Finn arrived at Mikey's house and knocked on his best friend's door. Rodney opened it in a foul mood after losing to his brother yet again that day and told Finn to come inside.

Finn and Mikey exchanged greetings and began taunting each other before their upcoming battle. Each knowing that they had a secret move to defeat the other. Mikey and Jake had Absorb. Finn and Jeff had Sludge.

As they stepped onto the battlefield Mikey shouted, "Don't worry Finn, this battle won't take long, we should work through you pretty quickly."

Finn replied, "Oh sure, you think that, just wait for the battle to start, and then finish!"

The two Pokémon walked to the center of the field and took fighting positions. Mikey and Finn simultaneously called out Pound and Tackle respectively. Jake's Pound landed to Jeff's side first but Jeff's Tackle found Jake's stomach not long after. Both battlers landed on the ground winded but hopped back up immediately. The circled each other until Finn screamed, "Sludge!"

This super-effective attack caught Jake and Mikey by surprise and big ball of sludge landed on Jake. He dropped to the floor feeling weak and unsure of whether he could remain conscious.

However, he fought through it and got back on his feet. Mikey realized that he needed to strike quickly and called out for a Leaf Storm.

His move landed perfectly on Jeff, unfortunately enough for Jake, Jeff still would not go down. Jeff got back up and launched another Sludge but this time Jake dodged. He followed up the dodge with a hit Jeff with Absorb. Jake began to recover health as Jeff fell to the floor, unconscious.

Mikey and Finn laughed and shook hands in the middle of the battlefield. Finn recalled Jeff and invited Mikey along with him to the Pokémon Center. As they travelled they conversed just as any normal teenagers would.

Finn commented on Mikey's taste in girls, "Are you still dating that girl? Isn't she like 2 years younger than you, what are you doing man?"

Mikey laughed and replied, "How long has it been since you've even spoken to a girl?"

"Ah, whatever Mikey!" Finn laughed and replied. "Here we are," Finn said as he and Mikey walked into the Pokémon Center.

"Welcome to the Pokémon Center," a pink haired woman from behind the counter said. "My name is Nurse Joy, I run this Pokémon Center, how can I help you?"

Mikey and Finn handed over their Pokémon and in a few seconds Nurse Joy handed the Pokéballs back to the two boys.

Mikey and Finn thanked Nurse Joy and started the walk home. On their way home Mikey and Finn discussed their battle.

"You almost had me, Jeff's Sludge attack really caught me by surprise," said Mikey.

"Yeah but Jake seemed like he was in control the whole time and that Leaf Storm attack of his is amazing," Finn commented.

"I think I'm going to head off to a new town tomorrow and really start my journey. Rodney will probably come with me. We would love if you came with us," said Mikey.

Finn pondered this for a moment and then answered, "Yes, I would love to go with you guys. We should meet by Route 1 tomorrow around 11."

"Great idea," Mikey replied, "I'll tell Rodney."

Mikey went home and asked his parents, "Is Rodney here?"

His mother answered, "No honey, I'm sorry, Rodney was upset at his loss and decided to start heading up Route 1, he didn't even have time to take this TM we were going to give him. Do you want it?"

Mikey was aghast at his brother's actions but accepted the TM to spite him. The TM was for Flamethrower, Mikey didn't have any use for it but he had a feeling that he would someday in the near future.

"We bought one for you too. This TM is Energy Ball. I hope you can make use of it."

"Thanks Mom, I'll be sure to."

Mikey then headed to bed having replace Jake's Absorb with Energy Ball and letting him practice using it.